Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a case-only analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms and somatic mutations

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare soft tissue sarcomas that typically develop from mesenchymal cells with acquired gain-in-function mutations in KIT or PDGFRA oncogenes. These somatic mutations have been well-characterized, but little is known about inherited genetic risk factors....

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Autores principales: O’Brien, Katie M, Orlow, Irene, Antonescu, Cristina R, Ballman, Karla, McCall, Linda, DeMatteo, Ronald, Engel, Lawrence S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3827940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24159917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-3329-3-12

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